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...citizens suspected of terrorism by military tribunal rather than in a court of law before a jury of their peers, strikes at the very foundation of the American legal system. Its ramifications could render illegitimate the coming decade’s most important exercises of justice and would blacken the reputation of the United States as a nation governed...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Glorified Lynching | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...soap opera, and it seemed no one, perhaps not even Fujimori, understood how the plot was unfolding. Was the President still running the show? Was he resigning, as he suddenly promised? Would he, as he declared, really clean up the thuggish security apparatus that had done so much to blacken his administration's name? Would the nation's powerful military back him or revolt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Showdown In Peru | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...wake of their first experimental album Polydistortion, GusGus emerges more enchanting than before. Having already established a reputation for flair and soulful character, the band returns exploring new territory. Lyrical fantasies resonate throughout "Ladyshave," exuding lusty thoughts and twisted sexual melodies. Surging words about bleak promises and misplaced trust blacken ideas of foolish admiration in "Starlovers." "Love vs Hate" contains all of five words, but the pulsating dance music is stylish and sophisticated. This Is Normal has an added feature for wannabe deejays and tired listeners--the ability to remix the album's songs on your own computer. Electronic beats...

Author: By Angela Lin, | Title: Album Review: This is Normal by GusGus | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...didn't blacken, nor the moon turn red, but the world did come to an end, just as their prophet had promised. The End drove up in a tank, spitting gas, fulfilling prophecies. And if anyone wants to harm them, says the Book of Revelation, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1989-1998 Transformation | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...disease that threatens to render you unrecognizable to yourself. Physically, you realize, the disease will slowly erode your body to an incontinent mass of uncontrollable jerks and twitches. Mentally, it will eat away at your brain cells, impeding your ability to remember, pay attention, reason. And emotionally, it will blacken your days with irritability and all-consuming depression. Worst of all, you know that the disease cannot be prevented or stalled, arrested or cured. To learn that you have the offending gene is to receive a virtual death sentence that leaves only two questions unanswered: When will the nightmare begin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEEING THE FUTURE | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

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